Hitting the Highway

We were unable to get our van until after 1pm so although we were staying on the outskirts of town we went for a wander around the local factory outlets and Walmart superstore to fill in time. Our shuttle arrived early and was waiting for us on our return. On arrival at the pickup depot we filled in all the paper work, signed our lives away and were ready for the walkthrough of our van. We breathed a heavy sigh of relief when the van we were assigned was one of their smaller models - a lot like the one we hope to buy in the not too distant future, a campervan as opposed to a RV.
Next we loaded her up and were ready for the highway.
Although on the outskirts of Edmonton we still needed to navigate the highways and loops and bi-ways to escape the joint then were on our Way to Spruce Grove to stock up on essentials. Whether the instructions were a little wrong or we misheard them, I don’t know, but we went a little astray before arriving in Spruce Grove. It gave Neil time to adjust to the van and the driving.
Stocked up we really hit the highway and began to leave the late afternoon traffic behind.
First campsite investigated was a tad on the smelly side. Second site was to be down by Wabamun Lake but the area was being revamped and had the construction crews in. So rather than go too far into the night we camped in the car park of a provincial camping ground. Their office was manned by rangers and they had gone home for the night and the car park was in the forest and secluded. Just right.Read more